March 5, 2013

British Hypocrites Scold Eastern Europe Once Again

Matt Day, The Scotsman

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The horsemeat saga has prompted the British media to sharpen their knives again. Not so that it can get stuck into a burger, lasagne or some other questionable product spawned by the European-wide food industry, but so it can slice up the reputations of the countries of central and eastern Europe.

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TAGGED: Horse Meat, Horsemeat, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Europe, Romania, Poland, UK

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